dabble

  • 21dabble — [c]/ˈdæbəl / (say dabuhl) verb (dabbled, dabbling) –verb (t) 1. to wet slightly or repeatedly in or with a liquid; splash; spatter. –verb (i) 2. to play in water, as with the hands or feet: *I persisted in dangling over the boat side to dabble in …

  • 22Dabble Bank — Coordinates: 54°47′5″N 1°26′5″W / 54.78472°N 1.43472°W / 54.78472; 1.43472 …

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  • 23dabble — verb (dabbled; dabbling) Etymology: perhaps frequentative of 2dab Date: 1557 transitive verb to wet by splashing or by little dips or strokes ; spatter intransitive verb 1. a …

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  • 24Dabble — Опрыскивать; разбрызгивать; Увлажнять; орошать; смачивать …

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  • 25dabble — Synonyms and related words: asperge, be innocent of, bedabble, bedew, beguile the time, bespatter, besprinkle, burn daylight, consume time, coquet, coquet with, dally, damp, dampen, dash, dew, diddle, dip, doodle, douche, fiddle, fiddle with,… …

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  • 26dabble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. splash, spatter; patter, trifle, fritter away. See water, inactivity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. trifle with, putter, fiddle with, dip into, engage in superficially, amuse oneself with, dally, flirt with …

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  • 27dabble — dab·ble || dæbl v. play in water; be superficially involved or interested; wet slightly, splash …

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  • 28dabble — I. v. a. Wet, spatter, sprinkle, moisten, dip, soak. II. v. n. 1. Play in water, splash about. 2. Work superficially, make slight efforts, fritter away time. 3. Tamper, meddle, take liberties …

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  • 29dabble — verb 1 (I) to do something or be involved in something in a way that is not very serious (+ at/in): James dabbles in politics. 2 (transitive + in) to move your hands, feet etc about in water: dabbling in the sea …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30dabble — verb 1) they dabbled their feet in rock pools Syn: splash, dip, paddle, trail; immerse 2) he dabbled in politics Syn: toy with, dip into, flirt with, tinker with, trifle with, play with …

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